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I took the Dale Carnegie Sales course. A lot of the information is common sense, but putting it into practice (which you are forced to do) is awesome. I found that even as an experienced sales person and business owner, the items I learned were valuable (and even today, years later, knowing how to do a 15 and 30 second elevator pitch describing myself or my business, is something I refer to a lot).
The class I attended had a very broad spectrum of sales people, some with little to no experience to others like me that were looking for tips and hints to get better at what we do. Everyone benefited.
Do you think a course like that would help me present information to my students and get them to buy-in to what I tell them about the benefits of my subject?
I have gone to presentations given by Dale Carnegie teachers at business conferences and found that they were pretty engaging, enough so that I looked into taking a course. I was less interested when I found out they were 2k!
Toastmasters is much cheaper. If you look around, you may find other free or very reasonable workshops that teach similar skills. I think any in person course would be more valuable than an online course for this type of skill. Have you looked into your local SCORE or SBDC office?
Has anyone ever signed up for these? Were they effective in helping you reach your goal? If you've read any of my other threads, you know that I sometimes worry about my communication skills (I've even gotten tested for Asperger's, but I haven't gotten the results.) and frequently obsess over ways to become a more engaging and entertaining personality. I'm familiar with How to Win Friends and Influence People and I think it has a lot of good advice. I was wondering if these courses and seminars could really help me hone my skills.
I took the Public Speaking and Manager courses. My company insisted and the Owner was a disciple of Carnegie having gone through several course. Finest business leader I have ever met. Folks think I am fairly good at what I do. It is all part of training for situations as Harry Chickpea mentioned.
Do you think a course like that would help me present information to my students and get them to buy-in to what I tell them about the benefits of my subject?
The Sales Course definitely would be helpful to you as the teachings are relevant to all aspects of interpersonal relations. If they have something related to Leadership, that might be helpful as well.
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